Harry Emerson Fosdick

Harry Emerson Fosdick was an American theologian, writer and priest (1878–1969). He was born at Buffalo and died at Bronxville.

Also recorded as H. E. Fosdick.

Harry Emerson Fosdick in brief

Born
1878
Died
1969
Known for
theologian, writer and priest
Place of birth
Buffalo
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading H. E. Fosdick. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was Baptists.

One child is recorded: Dorothy Fosdick.

Catalogued works

37 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1901 to 1928.

Responsive Readings. God of Grace and God of Glory. Twelve tests of character. The meaning of faith. Hit és értelem. The meaning of service. 'On being a rugged individual,'. Address at the 18th. annual meeting of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene, held on November 10, 1927. The Christian Church's message to America today. The prohibition question. The new knowledge and the Christian faith. The Manhood of The Master. Martin Luther. A Guide to Understanding the Bible. As I See Religion by Harry Emerson Fosdick. The Man from Nazareth. The Living Of These Days An Autobiography. the second mile. The Assurance Of Immortality. The Power to see it through. THE MEANING OF PRAYER. Living Under Tension Sermons On Christianity Today. living under tension. Great Voices of the Reformation. Meaning of Prayer. Christianity and Progress. Value of a Great Heritage. A Pilghrimage To Palestine. Adventurous Religion. The secret of victorious living. the modern use of the bible. Riverside Sermons. Dare we Break the Vicious Circle. THE MEANING OF BEING A CHRISTIAN 1964. Second Mile. A pilgrimage to Palestine / by Harry Emerson Fosdick., dated 1928, held by Wellcome Collection. Strangeways Research Laboratory, dated c.1901-1999, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Fosdick, Harry Emerson, Religion Past and Present. Fosdick, Harry Emerson (1878-1969), liberal Protestant minister, American National Biography Online, 2000. Fosdick, Harry Emerson, Encyclopedia of the Bible Online. Fosdick, Harry Emerson (1878–1969), Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, 2021. Harry Emerson Fosdick: Preacher, Pastor, Prophet (review), Quaker History, 1985. Khotbah Situasional : Mengenal Metode Khotbah Harry Emerson Fosdick, Veritas: Jurnal Teologi dan Pelayanan, 2008.

Digitised editions and texts

13 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.

On Being A Real Person (1943) — Internet Archive. the hope of the world (1933) — Internet Archive. Great voices of the Reformation an Anthology (1952) — Internet Archive. The Man from Nazareth (1949) — Internet Archive. The Challenge of the Present Crisis (1917) — Internet Archive. The Meaning of Service (1944) — Internet Archive. The Assurance of Immortality (1913) — Internet Archive. The New Knowledge and The Christian Faith (1922) — Internet Archive. The Man from Nazareth: as his contemporaries saw him (1949) — Internet Archive. Living Under Tension : sermons on christianity today (1941) — Internet Archive. The Modern Use Of The Bible (1924) — Internet Archive. The Meaning of Faith — Project Gutenberg. Christianity and Progress — Project Gutenberg.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 7 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1878Harry Emerson Fosdick born at Buffalo.
  2. 1917The Challenge of the Present Crisis digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1933the hope of the world digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1943On Being A Real Person digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1944The Meaning of Service digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1949The Man from Nazareth digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1952Great voices of the Reformation an Anthology digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1969Harry Emerson Fosdick died at Bronxville.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Harry Emerson Fosdick”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1586481: Harry Emerson Fosdick

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